Apparatus for loading guns



. S p 1945. G. M. TAYLOR 2,385,387 v APPARATUS FOR LOADING GUNS Filed May 17. 1941 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR Bulen M. Taylor Sept. 25, 1945. M. TAY 2,385,387

APPARATUS FOR LOADING GUNS Filed May 17, 1941 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR [31:11 an M- TQyl D r BY ATTO EYS Sept. 25, 1945. I G. M. TAYLOR APPARATUS FOR LOADING GUNS Filed May 17, 1941 v 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Patented Sept. 25, 1945 UNITED STATES PATENT "'QFETIC'E;

, amended April 30; 1928'; 370 Q. G; 757') The invention described herein may bem gltlmturei and used by or heq vem entt o ernmenta rposesi Wit eu he h t eent 9 meet any oyalty he ze e,

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It is noted that the rollers 3 andA do not engage the shell while the rearmost portion of' the shell is in the breech block chamber 42;

that fact does not make this device inoperative for it has been found that the shell acquires enough momentum during the early stages of acceleration of the shell to be fully inserted in the barrel of the gun. It is advantageous to have an ammunition feeding mechanism which is not located in the breech block chamber because then the parts of the mechanism will not be subjected to a high temperature when the gun is fired. Also in case a fault develops in the ammunition feeding mechanism due to high temperature or other causes normal'hand feeding of the ammunition would not be prevented in this arrangement since the feeding mechanism per se is not made an integral part of the breech mechanism and the feeding mechanism may be readily swung out of position.

The feeding mechanism has a bell-shaped mouth 43 which serves to guide the shell during theinserting process. The feeding mechanism may be removed from the gun entirely by unscrewing the bolts 44 and 45. These two bolts serve to clamp extensions 46 and 41 of the bracket 48 to the gun. I

I claim:

1. In combination with a gun, ammunition feeding mechanism comprising a plurality of rotatable rollers aligned to engage and propel a cartridge along a line extending through the axis of the gun, a mounting for said rollers, means for pivoting said mounting about a point on said gun, a handle pivoted about the same point on the gun, stop mean s on the mounting for limiting the motion of the handle relative to the mounting, means comprising thehandle for rotating the mounting and the enclosed rollers out of said aligned position to a secondposition, cooperating latching means'on the gun and mounting for latching the mounting in said second position, and means responsive to the relative movement between the handle and mounting'for releasing said latch. 2. In combination with a gun, ammunition feeding mechanism comprising a plurality of rotatable rollers aligned to engage and propel a cartridge along a line extending through the axis of the gun, a mounting for said rollers, means for pivoting said mountin about a point on said gun, means for rotating said mounting and the rollers out of said aligned position to a second position, a latch for latching the mounting to the gun in the second position and means responsive to the actuation of the last mentioned means for releasing said latch.

3. In combination with a gun having a breech block, ammunition feeding mechanism comprising a plurality of rotatable rollers aligned to engage and propel a cartridge along a line extending through the axis of the gun, a mounting for said rollers, a latch for-latching the mounting and rollers tothe gun in the aligned position, and means responsive to the actuation of the breech block for releasing said latch.

4. In combination with a gun having a breech block, ammunition feeding mechanism comprising a plurality of rotatable rollers aligned to engage and propel a cartridge along a line extending through the axis of the gun, a mounting for said rollers, means forpivoting said mounting about a point on said gun, means for rotating said mounting'and the rollers out of said aligned position to. a second position, percussion absorbing means for relieving the impact which occurs between said mounting and gun when the mounting is rotated from said second position to the aligned position, a latch for latching said mounting to the gunagainst the action of said percussion absorbing means and means responsive to the actuation of the breech block for releasing said latch.

5.'In combination with a gun; ammunition feeding mechanism comprising a plurality of rollers aligned to engage and propel a cartridge along a line extending through the a'xis or the gun, a motor coupled to at least one of 'said r'o'llers, a housing for said {motor and rollersjm'eans for pivotally mounting the housing to one point on the gun and meansrotatable about the same point adapted to rotate the housing away from the aligned position. 6. For use with a gun, ammunition feed means comprising a portion adapted to be fixed tothe gun, a pivot on said portion and a rocker arm on said pivot, ammunition propulsion-means on one side of said rocker arm, rneans on the-arm to actuate said propulsion means, a snap catch on the otherside of said rocker arm, 'andjanchor means for the snap catch on the said portionf 7. Ammunition feed means as in claim 6 'co1 n' prising a handle for movingthesaid -arm, s'aid handle being fixed to the arm but movable through a limited are relative to thearm and cooperatively located with respect to said snap catch to release the same on'motion of the handle through said are. i I i g 8. For use with a gun,-ammunition f eed means comprising anrancho'r'port'ion adapted to be fixed to the gun, a pivot on said portion, a rocker arm medially fixed to said pivot, a motor on one branch of said rocker" arm including af'shafua pair of rollers on said branch, the axes of said rollers being oblique to said shaft, gearing between said rollers and said shaft, a spring-pressed catch on the other branch-of said rockerarm, cooperating means on said anchor portiontoireceive said catch, a handle onsaid pivotfor'moving said arm about said pivot, said handle-being movable through a limited arc with respect to said arm, and an extension on said handle beyond said pivot adapted to contact said'spring catch to release the same on movement :ofsaid handle through said'arc andypriorjto moving saidarm.. 5.. x 1 11 9. In combination with a gun-, ammunition feed mechanism comprising an arm pivoted to said gun and having a portion alignable withfihe breech bore of the gun in'one extreme positl npf said arm and vertically rockable to a-position wholly free of said breech bore in *the'other; ex treme position of said arm, said portion having a rearwardly facing ammunition receiving open: ing, rotary ammunitionfeed means carriedisole: lyby said portion and constructedandarranged to engage the ammunitionflwh'en-said portionis aligned with thebreech bore, andmean's'carried by said portion for rotating said feed meansfeed the ammunition to thegun. 1 Y GALENM. 'l.fl fl. ()lt. ."v 

